Viveca Lindfors

Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 - October 25, 1995) was a Swedish-American stage and film actress.

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December 29 - 1920 - October 25 - 1995 - Swedish - American - Actress

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She was born in Uppsala, Sweden, and trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School, Stockholm. Soon after, she became a theater and film star in Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1946 after being signed by Warner Bros. and began working in Hollywood films. She appeared in over 100 films including Dark City, King of Kings and Stargate. She appeared with actors such as Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Hunter, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott and Errol Flynn. She also appeared on television (i.e. Life Goes On with Patti LuPone).

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Uppsala - Sweden - Warner Bros. - Dark City - King of Kings - Stargate - Ronald Reagan - Jeffrey Hunter - Charlton Heston - Lizabeth Scott - Errol Flynn - Life Goes On - Patti LuPone

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In the 1980s in Manhattan, before the miraculous crime-fighting which would come the next decade, Lindfors was slashed on the side of her face by a stranger on the street. She took it reasonably well, publicly declaring that she wished she could recite poetry to the malfeasant.

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She was married briefly to director Don Siegel by whom she had her son, actor Kristoffer Tabori.

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She died in her native Sweden of rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 74 in 1995, and was buried there.

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Rheumatoid arthritis - 1995

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